Linnea Dale

Linnea Dale (born 22 April 1991) is a Norwegian singer.

Early life Linnea Dale was born in Tinn, Telemark, Norway. She attended the high school Skien videregående skole.

Idol She was a contestant on the fifth season of the Norwegian Idol series in 2007, finishing in seventh place. She performed "What Do I Know About Love", a song written by herself, in the semi-finals on 10 October. She has qualified for the Norwegian final.

Musical career In 2009, Dale collaborated with the Drammen band Donkeyboy on their debut album Caught in a Life, providing guest vocals on the songs "Ambitions", "Sometimes", and "Awake". "Ambitions" debuted on the Norwegian singles chart at number seven on 6 April 2009, and reached the number one spot on 29 June, after 13 weeks on the charts. She also recorded the song "Anything Goes (and Everything's Alright)" with Magnus Sinnes.

Her first EP, Children Of The Sun, was released 27 January 2012 on Warner Music. Her first solo album, Lemoyne Street, was released in April 2012, with help from producer Øystein Greni and Nikolai Eilertsen from Bigbang.

Dale competed in Melodi Grand Prix 2014, the Norwegian competition to find their representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. She competed with her song "High Hopes" and came second in the gold final.

Her album Good Goodbyes was released on 9 May 2014. Paul Waaktaar, from a-ha, co-wrote and produced three songs.

In 2019 she collaborated with the Norwegian pop band Minor Majority on their album Napkin Poetry, providing guest vocals on the song "Another Year".

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions NOR Lemoyne Street Released: 2 April 2012 Label: Warner Music Norway Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming 19 Good Goodbyes Released: 7 April 2014 Label: Warner Music Norway AS Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming — Wait for the Morning Released: 9 November 2018 Label: Aftertouch Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming — 15 Love Released: 21 October 2022 Label: Aftertouch Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming — "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays Title Details Children of the Sun Released: 20 January 2012 Label: Warner Music Norway Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Pets Released: 24 May 2019 Label: Beatservice Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Petit Pets Released: 8 January 2021 Label: Beatservice Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist Title Year Album or EP "And Then the Sun Comes Up" 2012 Lemoyne Street "High Hopes" 2014 Good Goodbyes "Out of Heaven" 2020 15 Love "Deep in a Dream" 2022 "Too Close Too Fast"

As featured artist Title Year Album or EP "Spirit Lights" 2014 Accretion "Favourite Mistake" 2017 The Loneliest Man in Space "Another Year" 2018 Napkin Poetry "Hole in the Sky" Animal "Think You Should" 2019 "Baby, Let's Break Our Hearts" 2020 The Game ""

Other appearances

Title Year Album or EP "" 2020 "" "Time Machine" "All for Love" "" "" "" ""